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Vaccination in the Archives

Posted on June 18, 2024 by cbolsterNRO

An interesting and under-used resource, which is perhaps unexpectedly helpful for family historians, are the series of vaccination registers (1882-1948) from Norwich City Council’s Health Department (reference NRO, N/HE 12).  Compulsory smallpox vaccination legislation was introduced in 1853 for England … Continue reading →

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The Black Beauty in the White House

Posted on February 29, 2024 by jumpyspiders

This is the story of a child from a coastal town in Norfolk, who would go on to influence life around the world and who is just as famous today. Not Horatio Nelson, but rather Anna Sewell, the author of … Continue reading →

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The Victorian Gentlemen and the Norwich Shawl Letters

Posted on July 19, 2023 by cbolsterNRO

Written by Christine Shackell, NRO research blogger, July 2023 The history of Norwich shawls may seem an unlikely topic for correspondence between two Victorian gentlemen but the archive holds four such letters, written at the beginning of 1897. (Norfolk Record … Continue reading →

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Will Norwich be ready for the Coronation? 

Posted on May 5, 2023 by cbolsterNRO

The nineteenth century witnessed three coronations: George IV in 1821, William IV in 1831 and Victoria in 1838.   On May 6th, 2023, we will celebrate the coronation of a new king, Charles III. Preparations for this event have been underway … Continue reading →

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The Boys are Back in Town! The American Red Cross Service Club, Bishop’s Palace, Norwich

Posted on February 8, 2023 by rfeakes

A brief look at the time the Bishop’s Palace in Norwich became an American Red Cross Service Club during World War II. Continue reading →

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Heritage Open Days 2022 at Norfolk Record Office

Posted on September 28, 2022 by nroeando2017

This year to mark Heritage Open Days (HODs), we invited members of the public to take a peek behind the scenes, gave a talk about Richard Bright ‘The Man Behind the Discovery of Bright’s Disease’ and the Conservation project at … Continue reading →

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Dragon Hall Archive Project Internship

Posted on June 9, 2022 by nroeando2017

The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading →

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‘He will have the Dance of Swing’: Norfolk’s Involvement in the Swing Riots of 1830s England

Posted on May 7, 2022 by victoriadraper24

When the harsh winter of 1830 followed a poor harvest and caused reduced wages for labourers, agricultural riots spread across Norfolk and throughout the south and east of England. The labourers wanted to stop the spread of new threshing machines, … Continue reading →

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